KYBS2003 Cybersecurity “continuous learning” with CTF (Capture The Game) gamification (5 cr)

Summary

This course will introduce and motivate participants to practice concepts of CTF (Capture The Flag) – competition(&reward)-based continuous-learning for cybersecurity. Students will learn: what is CTF, how to self-train for CTF, how to form/work teams, how to team-train for CTF, how to professionally compete in CTF. Knowledge and performance in CTF is known to have strong correlation to increased personal cybersecurity skillset and mindset. It is also strongly linked to best performing organizations in the field of professional cybersecurity (e.g., KPMG cybersecurity, Accenture Security).

Pre-Requisite Basic IT Knowledge (0-20) (or equivalent)

-Basic programming skills (5 op) (or equivalent)
-Basic OS/VM skills (5 op) (or equivalent)
-Networking Skills (or equivalent)
-Basic Cloud Computing or database skills (or equivalent)